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Compaq and HP Merger

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and Compaq and how the newly created company might fare. Information for each of the companies is included. Various elements are discussed such as corporate culture, competitors and the present  economy. Bibliography lists 7 sources. SA138HPC.rtf Hewlett Packard laid off a lot of employees in 2001, and while that is nothing new in the new millennium,  it is perhaps something that makes investors and employees wonder about the future of the company. But HP is still competitive, despite internal problems. In July of 2001, the firm  worked fast to remedy the special-bid rebate dilemma and Hewlett-Packard said it would abandon back-end special-bid rebates and instead pay money up front to solution providers (Zarley, 2001). The  move was something that came after an action taken by its fierce competitor Compaq, a company that agreed to pay its Targeted Opportunity Sales Support (TOSS) the special-bid rebates whenever  an applicable purchase was made (2001). That was before the two industry giants-albeit in a bit of a financial crunch of late-discussed the possibility of combining assets and resources. Indeed,  the companies seem to be getting on the M&A bandwagon. The proposed merger of Hewlett-Packard Company and Compaq Computer Corporation had been treated with a skeptical eye by Wall  Streeters when it was proposed on September 3, 2001 ("News," 2001). Some might look at this proposal with awe certainly. If Coke and Pepsi were talking merger, people would  also become skeptical and worry about the market share such a merged company would envelop. But these giants are merging to reduce costs, and it is thought that together there  is an opportunity for stronger growth and growth that is more stable (2001). Steady growth is in fact predicted for the merged giant (2001). How will the newly merged